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7 Ways To Manifest Love During The Pandemic

7 Ways To Manifest Love During The Pandemic

With dating and socializing on pause, its time to be more intentional than ever about your love life.

How to Date Virtually and Enjoy Each Other's Company During The Quarantine

How to Date Virtually and Enjoy Each Other's Company During The Quarantine

Professional matchmakers offer simple tips to keep things romantic and fun even when you can’t be face-to-face.

How To Be Single and Stay Positive During The Coronavirus Quarantine

How To Be Single and Stay Positive During The Coronavirus Quarantine

Expert advice on setting your future dating intentions and making room for love, even when you’re stuck at home.

Advice On Celebrating Your Single Life While Still Making Room To Manifest Love

Love & Sex · Relationships

Advice On Celebrating Your Single Life While Still Making Room To Manifest Love

Expert advice on the art of loving where you are and declaring what’s to come.

Go Get 'Em, Girl! 7 Ways To Spark Conversation With Your Longtime Crush

Go Get 'Em, Girl! 7 Ways To Spark Conversation With Your Longtime Crush

Its time to get up from the sidelines and get yourself in the game, girlfriend! Here's seven tips to help you jumpstart that conversation with your crush.

Tired Of The 'What Are We' Talk? Six Ways To Avoid The Dreaded 'Situationship'

Love & Sex · Relationships

Tired Of The 'What Are We' Talk? Six Ways To Avoid The Dreaded 'Situationship'

No one wants to have the dreaded "where is this going" conversation. The Matchmaking DUO teach us how to set standards and make our intentions clear.

Smile, Sis! 5 Ways The Smile Challenge Can Help You Meet A Mate

Smile, Sis! 5 Ways The Smile Challenge Can Help You Meet A Mate

Show them pearly whites! It attracts more than you think.

To The Left! How To Tell When You’ve Reached A Relationship Dead End

Love & Sex · Relationships

To The Left! How To Tell When You’ve Reached A Relationship Dead End

Time is the only luxury in life...and our Matchmaking DUO doesn't want you wasting it or Mr. Wrong.

Are You ‘Caking’, ‘Cushioning’ or 'Benching'? A Dating Terms Glossary For Singles

Love & Sex · Relationships

Are You ‘Caking’, ‘Cushioning’ or 'Benching'? A Dating Terms Glossary For Singles

Newly single and ready to date again? Professional matchmakers breakdown the dating lingo you oughta know.

New Friends Can Lead To New Love! 6 Non-Traditional Ways to Expand Your Circle

New Friends Can Lead To New Love! 6 Non-Traditional Ways to Expand Your Circle

For some of our busiest single professional clients, it’s almost impossible for them to find time to date more traditionally — like, make time to attend social events or find […]

Professional Matchmakers Launch New Board Game To Help Single Ladies Have More Fun Dating

Professional Matchmakers Launch New Board Game To Help Single Ladies Have More Fun Dating

Professional Matchmakers Launch New Board Game To Help Single Ladies Have More Fun Dating

The Love Is Real But….Girl! 9 Tricks To Dealing With Your First Major Argument As A Couple

Love & Sex · Relationships

The Love Is Real But….Girl! 9 Tricks To Dealing With Your First Major Argument As A Couple

The Love Is Real But….Girl! 9 Tricks To Dealing With Your First Major Argument As A Couple

7 Ways To Be More Of a Badass On The Dating Scene in 2018

7 Ways To Be More Of a Badass On The Dating Scene in 2018

7 Ways To Be More Of a Badass On The Dating Scene in 2018

The Thoughts That Could Be Blocking Your Soul Mate In 2018

Love & Sex · Relationships

The Thoughts That Could Be Blocking Your Soul Mate In 2018

The Thoughts That Could Be Blocking Your Soul Mate In 2018

New Boo? You're Not Ready to Fall In Love If You Haven't Talked About These 7 Touchy Subjects Yet

New Boo? You're Not Ready to Fall In Love If You Haven't Talked About These 7 Touchy Subjects Yet

New Boo? You're Not Ready to Fall In Love If You Haven't Talked About These 7 Touchy Subjects Yet

Beware Of Oversharing! 9 Things You Shouldn’t Bring Up When The Relationship Is Still New

Beware Of Oversharing! 9 Things You Shouldn’t Bring Up When The Relationship Is Still New

Professional matchmakers reveal what you shouldn't be in a rush to discuss with your new love.

Have An Alternate Phone Number and An Exit Plan! Here's Your Online Dating Cheat Sheet

Meet new people online with less drama and more success with these matchmaker approved secrets.

The 8 Most Ridiculous Reasons Not To Date Someone

The 8 Most Ridiculous Reasons Not To Date Someone

Stop making these excuses about why they're not the one, and open yourself up to new possibilities in love.

10 Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Decide To Date a Friend's Ex

10 Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Decide To Date a Friend's Ex

Sometimes dating your friend's ex is all good, and sometime it's really not. Ask yourself these 10 questions before you go there.